Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco (born December 10, 1973) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta.
Born in Stockton, California, he was an import for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League.
He was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Belasco was recruited by agent Bobby Rius during his stint in the San Francisco Pro-Am leagues.
Belasco was traded along with Dwight Lago and Cris Bolado in exchange for Mythical Team selection Nelson Asaytono and Will Antonio.
In the 2004-05 Philippine Cup, he averaged around 17 points, 11.7 boards, 1.34 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocked shots and 1.8 errors in 37 minutes.
[3] Belasco was traded along with a second-round pick to Alaska for Brandon Cablay and rookie center Mark Kong after the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference.
[9] On August 3, 2009, in a three-way trade involving the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, and Coca-Cola Tigers, Belasco was shipped to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, Rob Reyes to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters and Larry Rodriguez to the Coca-Cola Tigers.
[1] In June 2012, after the Westports Malaysia Dragons were eliminated by the San Miguel Beermen in the semi-finals of the ABL, he was signed by the Powerade Tigers.